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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

8778 Plutarh AD 46?-AD 120 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:8778
AUTHOR:Plutarch (A.D. 46?–A.D. c. 120)
QUOTATION:Cato used to assert that wise men profited more by fools than fools by wise men; for that wise men avoided the faults of fools, but that fools would not imitate the good examples of wise men.
ATTRIBUTION:Life of Marcus Cato.